Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Covell v. Heyman 111 U.S. 176 1884 1 United States
Stadtmuller v. Miller 11 F.2d 732 1926 1 United States
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
Andrews v. Smith 5 F. 833 1881 1 United States
Hennequin v. Clews 111 U.S. 676 1884 1 United States
Levin v. United States 128 F. 826 1904 1 United States
British & American Mortgage Co. v. Worrill 168 F. 120 1909 1 United States
The Mary 15 U.S. 123 1817 1 United States
Tabb's Adm'rs v. Gist 10 Va. 279 1802 1 United States
Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon 473 U.S. 234 1985 1 United States
United States v. Atkinson 429 F. Supp. 880 1977 1 United States
The Venus 14 U.S. 112 1816 1 United States
Gilbert v. Ward 4 D.C. 171 1831 0 Freedom Petition United States
Sylvia v. Coryell 1 D.C. 32 1801 0 Freedom Petition United States
Brown University v. Rhode Island College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts 56 F. 55 1893 1 United States
Gedney v. L'Amistad 10 F. Cas. 141 1840 0 Admiralty United States
Russell v. Sarkeys 286 F.2d 736 1961 1 United States
Tarlton v. Tippett 2 D.C. 463 1824 0 Freedom Petition United States
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. v. American Airlines, Inc. 760 F. Supp. 2d 433 2011 1 United States
Lockwood v. Snookies, Inc. (In re F.D.R. Hickory House, Inc.) 60 F.3d 724 1995 1 United States